just imagination on my part, but I always wondered how Ross's rise would effect him, the sombre mood may be a coincidence, maybe even off court stuff, or maybe just too much work.... the guy is a workaholic, missed NYE from what I understand to watch tape, that sort of intensity is not always good, and can burn a player out. (this entire post is speculation on my part, just curious as well)

I don't know, I think Demar has just hit a wall. He seems to every year at some point in the middle. He starts seasons strong and finishes them strong (relatively speaking, of course), but has a point where he struggles for awhile. I think part of it is he's not capable of being a primary option but he gets stuck being one, because he is the only non-PG on the team who can draw a double team or collapse the D.